Agenda AfterTech is a series of 5 short afternoon events throughout 2025 organized by Norway's most important technology festival Kongsberg Agenda. We warm up with some of the most central issues that will be put on the Agenda 18-21 June 2025.

Kongsberg Agenda 2025 is starting to take shape! Swarm technology, AI models, industrial symbiosis and production technology – you can gain insight into this and much more if you head to the technology festival in June.

Then you need to apply for a stand at TeXpo now! Profile your company, build your brand and showcase your cool technology at TeXpo during Kongsberg Agenda.

As a member organization, it is important for Norsk Industri to be present where its members are. As a partner from the beginning in 2022, they will meet many of their most important member companies at the technology festival.

Does more technology create a society with greater differences? Is the state an obstacle to innovation? What value does technology have? What is Norway's role as a technology partner in a troubled world? Kongsberg Agenda invites you to a panel discussion at Rebel in Oslo. Welcome to Agenda AfterTech.

Semcon has actively participated as a partner, host and participant in Kongsberg Agenda since its inception in 2022. Through their participation in the technology festival, they have been able to showcase themselves, create a larger network and gain more new customers and employees.

GKN Aerospace Norway and Kongsberg Agenda are proud to announce a three-year partnership. For GKN, this is a strategic investment to advance the company's goals and values ​​on multiple levels

For Tekna, it is important to be a visible and engaged player at the technology festival Kongsberg Agenda because their 111,000 members are concerned with technology, industry and expertise - says Elisabet Haugsbø, President of Tekna.

Apply for stage time on our popular concept stages, and apply for a stand at the coolest technology exhibition TeXpo

Norway's most important technology festival repeats its success, this time with TECHNOLOGY AS VALUE - Norway as a technology partner in a troubled world, as its main focus.

Technology as value - Norway as a technology partner in a troubled world

Partner up with Agenda partners! Have you become a partner of Kongsberg Agenda? That's great! We want our friends to get to know each other too. That's why we invite you to a digital workshop exclusively for partners - join the Best Buddies partner workshop!

New this year is that you must apply for a place on the concept stages. The application form opens on November 15th. Here are some tips on how to apply in the best possible way.

Lenovo took home the award as partner of the year during this year's partner dinner at the venerable Smeltehytta. - There was really no doubt, they went all-in and took Agenda by storm, says partner manager Tale Steiner.

The Technology Festival's concept stages are the cream of the crop! Each has its own theme, they are centrally located in the city space, well marketed – and the responsibility of Kongsberg Agenda.

Which way will TECH development go in 2025? Technology optimist or technology pessimist? Join us at the breakfast meeting as we launch the main direction of Kongsberg Agenda 2025. Whether you are one or the other, you and the world around us will undoubtedly be affected by technology development. So which trends will affect us the most – for better or worse?

The Vocational School in Viken sees Kongsberg Agenda as an important arena for building closer relationships with industry, technology and social actors that drive innovation in Norway. As the region's largest provider of technology education, Agenda provides a unique opportunity to promote the role of vocational education in meeting tomorrow's competence requirements.

Important dates for hosts and exhibitors are now ready! See which milestones you need to be aware of leading up to the technology festival in week 25, June 18-21, 2025.

New workshop dates out now! Do you think the technology festival could be relevant for you and your company? Are you wondering how best to set up an event? Join digital workshops. Then you will learn more about Norway's most important technology festival - Kongsberg Agenda.

The technology group KONGSBERG, one of the founding partners of Kongsberg Agenda, is investing significantly in Norway's most important technology festival over the next 3 years.

- I really like the informal form of meeting place that has been created, where business leaders and people on the ground sit side by side. Siw-Helén Hostvedt Rø will take over responsibility from December 1st.

Kongsberg Agenda is to become Norway's most important technology festival – that is the ambition. To succeed in that, someone must highlight the issues we need answers to, and set the course. This will be the job of Kongsberg Agenda 2025's program committee.

We proudly present that NITO is the first player to have signed a 3-year partnership agreement with Kongsberg Agenda.

Kongsberg Agenda's main direction: Welcome to the input workshop for partners. Have you signed up as a partner with Kongsberg Agenda 2025? Would you like to share your thoughts on how your industry is developing in the future? So that we can set a main direction for the festival that hits the mark? Join the digital input workshop on October 16.

The Technology Festival in the Technology City is attracting more and more hosts, exhibitors and visitors from Norway and abroad, but also the city's own population is supporting the event. The feedback from this year's festival is a very good indication that we are on the right track.

The 500 people who registered with a full profile in the app to receive a name badge were entered into a draw for a Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 laptop worth 20,000 NOK.

Strong interaction between people and technology, superior design and an inclusive and playful stand, led Lenovo to be named stand of the year at Kongsberg Agenda. Lenovo went "all-in" at this year's technology festival. Congratulations!

Gunnar Brennekåsa is Director Defence & Defence Industry at CGI, a global company with 92,000 employees. They are new partners in Kongsberg Agenda and chose to join to increase the visibility of the company. They also have several large customers in Kongsberg, including Kongsberg Gruppen.

Lenovo is one of the new partners at this year's Kongsberg Agenda. We meet CEO Espen Hjertø at their stand inside Magazinet. In one of the meeting rooms on the first floor, they really get to show off the breadth of what Lenovo does.

GKN Aerospace Norway AS benytter Kongsberg Agenda til å inngå en avtale med en av Norges fremste idrettsutøvere, hekkeløperen Karsten Warholm.

Kongsberg Gruppen is one of the partners of Kongsberg Agenda, and is highly visible in TeXpogata. They have a large and extensive exhibition where they have included many of the products that are made and developed in the technology park, everything from the Nasams air defense system, to NSM, various student projects and models of autonomous ships.

Tekna is one of the partners at Kongsberg Agenda, and has been involved since its inception in 2022. They are of course back this year and have been really looking forward to this year's Agenda.

All concerts at Kongsberg Agenda are free and open to the public. Due to the serving of alcohol, there is an age limit of 18 years and it is not allowed to bring any drinks into the area. Remember to bring a valid ID. Children under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent/adult. It is also possible to watch the concert from outside the fence for everyone.

The awarding of Norway's coolest technology will take place on Thursday, June 20th at Kongsberg Agenda. Here are the 6 finalists for this year's competition.

New this year is that Kongsberg Agenda has created a filter in the program that highlights a number of strong program items.

Hans-Petter Nygård-Hansen og Eirik Norman Hansen, to lekne og sprudlende teknologioptimister og programledere på Kongsberg Agenda, varmer opp til teknologifestivalen med å dykke ned i temaene og problemstillingene i årets program.

As one of the partners in Agenda Vekst, Kongsberg Technology plays a central role in enriching Agenda Vekst with engaging and relevant content from its dynamic network of innovators and industry experts.

Get an overview of everything that's happening, create your own Agenda by marking favorite events, participate in the debate by answering polls, find your way around the city, and expand your network by filling out your profile info and connecting with new contacts on LinkedIn.

The agenda concept "Construction, construction and real estate" will be strengthened in 2024. There will be three full days focusing on technology and development within the industries - still in the backyard of Gamle Norge Pub.

Then you need to upload good images, have precise and clear titles!

GKN Aerospace is one of the partners of Kongsberg Agenda. Managing Director Nicola Armstrong believes the festival could have international significance.

Do you want to record a podcast? New this year, Linn invites actors to bring their podcast to Kongsberg Agenda. We have all the technology ready in a studio right in the city center, and the city is full of exciting people and good sources that you can invite in.

There are now just over 2 months until the Kongsberg Agenda Technology Festival kicks off! So how do you highlight your program content in the myriad of other events? Join the program workshop and find out! We offer useful information, tips, tricks and good sparring.

Kongsberg Agenda offers exciting summer jobs as activity leaders and hosts. Do you want to work in a technology festival and help ensure that the audience has a fantastic experience in week 25?

On Wednesday, June 19 at 14:30, the President of the Storting, Masud Gharahkhani, will open the technology festival Kongsberg Agenda. This will take place on the festival's main stage, Parkscenen, and will be part of an entertaining opening show that will play with technology, take a look at the world around us, and serve up some tidbits from the festival's program.

With less than two months left until it all kicks off, planning for Kongsberg Agenda 2024 is in full swing. The ambition is clear – the technology festival will grow! But the visitors need a roof over their heads, so now the festival is asking the city's population for help!

One of the pillars of Kongsberg Agenda is TeXpo, an outdoor technology exhibition that aims to fascinate, motivate and engage the public.

CGI has over 90,000 employees globally, while IFS has 6,000. Now both companies have signed a partnership agreement with Kongsberg Agenda, and are ready to show off at the festival.

Lenovo has the world's broadest portfolio of technology products, and has recently increased its investments in artificial intelligence by over NOK 20 billion. Now they want to establish themselves as an important and natural part of the Kongsberg Agenda.

As expected, everything in Texas was bigger than in Norway. The steaks are bigger, more people, bigger houses and a more diverse program. The technology, film and music festival SxSW inspired us.

Kongsberg Agenda aims high nationally and internationally, and is traveling this week with partners to gain inspiration and knowledge from one of the world's largest technology festivals, SXSW, in Austin, Texas.

CEO Geir Håøy of Kongsberg Gruppen believes that Kongsberg Agenda is completely unique, and an important arena for discussing the changes the world is facing.

When the Norwegian Tech Awards are presented during Kongsberg Agenda, Thursday 20 June, it is the company with the coolest and most forward-looking technology that will be presented with the trophy. But who is it? Now TU, Kongsberg Agenda and the rest of the jury for the award need tips from you out there about worthy candidates.

From February 15th, the registration system will open so that your company or organization can put their own issues or focus areas on the agenda.

TechnipFMC is a partner of Kongsberg Agenda for the third year in a row. They encourage all employees to participate in this year's event with the goal of creating development.

The University of Southeast Norway has entered into a partnership with Kongsberg Agenda for the first time. Now they want to attract even more students to Norway's technology capital.

Tekna wants young people to open their eyes to science and believes it is important to safeguard Norwegian interests in the future. - Kongsberg Agenda is a perfect arena for that. This is said by President of Tekna, Elisabet Haugsbø, who is again a partner of Kongsberg Agenda this year. She is what can be called a veteran in the Kongsberg Agenda context. She has been involved from the start 2 years ago.

Teknisk Ukeblad is one of the partners of Kongsberg Agenda. Now they are sharpening their pencils, moving parts of the editorial staff to Kongsberg during the agenda days and getting ready to present the Norwegian Tech Awards in collaboration with Kongsberg Agenda.

Kongsberg city center is being transformed into a technological oasis: This year, Kongsberg Agenda is testing a completely new rig! - Our goal is for the area to appear more open and inclusive, so that those sitting on the outdoor seating nearby or at Fellesbrukskrysset can also see what is happening at the Parkscenen in Agendaparken, says Tale Steiner, responsible for arena aesthetics.

All companies are invited to participate in this year's TeXpo, the technology exhibition in the center of Kongsberg. TeXpo is a unique, world-class outdoor technology exhibition, where audiences of all ages can be fascinated by experiencing, testing or having the coolest technology demonstrated.

Do we have enough trust in society to drive technological development forward? That is the main question you will get answers to during the technology festival Kongsberg Agenda.

More and more players are looking to collaborate with Norway's most important technology festival. The latest partners on the way are IFS, the University of Southeast Norway and Viken Vocational School.

The concepts create a rich and structured festival experience for both hosts and audiences.

If there is anyone who is looking forward to Kongsberg Agenda next year, it is Kongsberg's newly elected mayor, Line Spiten.

Kongsberg Agenda is proud to present the program committee for 2024. The committee represents a solid breadth of expertise and experience.

Kongsberg Agenda is set to become Norway's most important technology festival - where people and technology come together, opinions are exchanged and changes happen. Now the head of this year's main program committee is ready to get to work!

Are you planning an event or activity during Kongsberg Agenda 2024? As an host, you must keep these dates in mind!

Kongsberg Agenda has grown at record speed and we have no plans to slow down in 2024. New this year is a well-thought-out partner strategy that will be experienced as both professional, useful and inviting. Here is a first taste of what is being worked on

Technologists, business leaders, politicians, expertise players, students, organizations and citizens filled Norway's most important technology festival with life and excitement for four wonderful days in June.

Norway's most important technology festival is held in week 25 every year, June 19 - 22. In 2024, Kongsberg Agenda will be held for the 3rd time, while Technology City Kongsberg celebrates its 400th anniversary.

Here you will find information about available stages that have an agreement with Kongsberg Agenda. You are responsible for contacting the concept manager via the application form, or the lessor of other premises to enter into an agreement for your program entry. In order for the program to be visible, one of these approved locations MUST be selected.